Your H1 visa is only for you to work here temporally.

You apply for green card to pursue permanent employment
here. That's obviously a personal expense.

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My question comes from reading pub529 {Unreimbursed Employee
Expenses}.

It says you can deduct unreimbursed legal fees related to
your job. Because I have to get Green Card to keep my job, I
am considering this legal expense as job related. What are
your reasons they are not deductible? Thanks.

Harry

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"Harry" <huyibing[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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Everyone knows, its just odd that someone would ask such an
obvious question. They're not deductible.

--
David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
Woods Financial Services
Norwood, MA 02062
www.woods-financial.com

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No one knows? Thx

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Need professional advice here, any reply is greatly
appreciated. I am currently a resident alien on H1 VISA, in
the process of applying for Green Card. I spent about $3500
legal fees for that last year. My question is, does that
quality for job related deductible?

If it does, what kind of proof do I need to claim that?

Thanks a lot!
Harry

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